I just got an email with the below advice from one of my favorite Texans and I thought I would share it with all of you.

ENJOY!!

An Old  Rancher's Advice


*
Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight
 And bull-strong.

*Keep skunks and bankers at
 a Distance.

*Life is simpler when you just plow around the
 stump.

* A bumble bee is considerably faster than 
  a John Deere tractor.

* Words that soak into your ears
  are whispered...not yelled.

* Meanness don't jes' happen overnight.

* Don't corner something that you know
  is meaner than you.

* It  don't take a very big person
  to carry a grudge.

* You cannot unsay a cruel word.

* Every path has a few puddles.

* When you wallow with pigs,
  expect to get dirty.

* The best sermons are lived,  not
  preached.

* Most of the stuff people worry about ain't never
  gonna happen anyway.

* Don't judge folks by their relatives.

* Remember that silence is sometimes the
  best answer.

* Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get
  Older and think back, you'll enjoy
  it a second time.

* Don't  interfere with somethin' that
  ain't botherin you none.

* Timing has a lot to do with the
  outcome of a Rain dance. 

* If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin'. 

* Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got.

* The biggest troublemaker you'll probably ever
  Have to deal with, watches you
  from The mirror every mornin'.

* Always drink upstream from the herd.

* Good judgment comes from experience, and
  a lotta that comes from bad judgment.

*  Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot
   Easier than puttin' it back in.

* If you get to thinkin' you're a person of
  some Influence,  try orderin' somebody else's dog
  around.

* Live simply. Love  generously. Care deeply.
  Speak kindly ---  Leave the rest to God.